Wide receiver also has experience as a punter

IRVING – In fifth-round wide receiver Danny Coale, the Cowboys also have a player with experience moonlighting as a punter.

The Virginia Tech alum punted 13 times last season for a 43.5-yard average with a long of 61. One of his best games as a punter came in the ACC Championship Game against Clemson, when he averaged 46.2 yards on six punts with two traveling more than 60 yards and three that the Hokies downed inside the 20-yard line.

Coale was asked in a conference call with the Dallas media how he got the punting gig.

“Our punter graduated and there was an opportunity,” he said. “I did it in high school and it’s something I’ve always enjoyed doing. When the job came open, I jumped on it and did well enough to kind of stay in themix until I got the call to do it in about the ninth game of the season. That was great. That’s something I’d like to continue to do if need be. That’s a possibility.”

With Mat McBriar facing an uncertain future in Dallas as an unrestricted free agent, would the Cowboys consider Coale having a dual role?